Passing on the faith is not only a matter that each Christian family must address but also a challenge facing the church today. The Chinese church has young believers but lacks disciples who are fervent for the Lord. If church leaders want to build a healthy church, they must invest effort in discipleship training.
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We can too easily embody cultural expectations, often reinforced by common sayings that are accepted as wisdom or truth but turn out to be unhelpful, and sometimes even destructive. We are wise to question whether our cultural 'truth' matches Jesus' truth.
Among many of us there is a quiet yet unsettling recognition that the ways we’ve tried to broker good in the world often feel hurried, fragmented, and unsatisfying. A we try to live at a machine pace, the Kingdom moves like seed in soil, quietly, organically, sometimes unseen for a season, yet full of divine potential. To be a true blessing and effective witness it requires wise charity.
Water is a true wonder we easily take for granted. It is so essential for life on planet Earth, and so rare in the known universe that it deserves the utmost respect from us all. The characteristics of water provide us with a great example of grace. As we contemplate the wonder of water, let us give praise for God's glorious grace.
Across Africa, millions of children are growing up in rapidly changing communities filled with tremendous opportunities and significant challenges. It’s an extraordinary opportunity to reach the next generation with the gospel.
In response to the increasing attempts by criminals to use churches for money laundering, the Costa Rican Evangelical Alliance Federation organized an event to equip pastors with prevention tools, according to the newspaper La Teja. The initiative brought together some 250 pastors and church representatives from all over the country and was attended by leading experts on legal and financial matters.
During the 11th General Assembly of the Alianza Evangélica Latina (Latin Evangelical Alliance, AEL) held in Quito, Ecuador from October 14 to 18, the evangelical organization celebrated its 11 years of existence, which included an evaluation of the accomplishments over the past years and looking ahead into the future. As an intercontinental alliance of churches, AEL affirmed its purpose to unite and speak on behalf of its constituency.
Loneliness is the greatest challenge for the seafaring men who work hard on ships in bitter sub-zero temperatures within the Arctic Circle, says the head of Somandsmissionen (Seafarers Mission) based in Denmark and Greenland, the only known evangelistic ministry supporting people working at sea.
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On Reformation Sunday, October 27, two million evangelical Christians in Korea are expected to unite for prayer and worship as they take a stand against a law that they fear will ultimately lead to the legalization of gay marriage and take the nation down the same path as liberal Western countries where parents cannot protect their children from gender ideology and Christians can no longer freely live out their faith. Christian Daily International recently had an opportunity to sit down with Rev
Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) celebrated 20 years of ministry at its annual Summit last month (Sept.) with 2,400 supporters from 46 countries, including the U.S. CAFO was founded at a meeting of 29 Christian leaders in little Rock, Arkansas in 2004. The leaders sensed a calling from God to “rouse” the Church in caring for orphans at a convened summit. Interest grew and 500 leaders gathered at the same summit just three years later.
Children are suffering and dying in Ukraine as the conflict with the Russian Federation continues. In an exclusive three-part “Saving Children in Trauma” series, Christian Daily International interviewed Mykola Kuleba, “outstanding human rights activist” in the 2023 Magnitsky Human Rights Awards. He is co-founder and head of Save Ukraine, who served as Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights from 2014 until 2021. He was also head of the Kyiv Children’s Service (2006-2014)
Following attacks on clergy in Sudan’s South Kordofan state last month, another church leader in Heiban town was abducted last week, according to sources.
